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(VIDEO) Segment on Garifuna People in New York City on TV Show INDEPENDENT SOURCES

December 13, 2010 Leave a comment

Garifuna American Owner of BeingGARIFUNA.com Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. "Tio Teo") Being Interviewed on TV Show INDEPENDENT SOURCES

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Brooklyn, New York — INDEPENDENT SOURCES, a 30 minute weekly news show based out of New York City which reports on Ethnic Media and Issues of interest to the ethnic community, recently aired their “Just A DREAM” episode last week.  The episode included a segment on the Garifuna community in New York City.

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Teofilo Colon Jr Award Acceptance Speech To Attendees Of The 2010 Garifuna Coalition Yellow White and Black Gunchei Fundraiser Gala

November 30, 2010 2 comments

Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. "Tio Teo") Holding up The 2010 Garifuna Coalition Recognition Award. Photo by: Patricia McDougall

Photos courtesy of Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” ) unless otherwise noted.

Copyright 2010 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  All Rights Reserved.

Brooklyn, New York — Here is the speech I made upon being the recipient of The 2010 Garifuna Coalition Recognition Award.  I won the award as an acknowledgement of the impact and success The BEING GARIFUNA blog has had since it’s debut in February 2010.

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Garifuna American Blogger TEOFILO COLON JR (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) To Receive Prestigious Award at SOLD OUT Garifuna Coalition Fundraising Gala on Saturday November 20th 2010

November 17, 2010 2 comments

Garifuna American TEOFILO COLON JR (a.k.a. "Tio Teo")

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Prestigious Award To Be Presented To BEING GARIFUNA Blogger Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) On November 20th 2010 For Pioneering Campaign To Raise Awareness About Emerging Ethnic Group, The Garifuna.

Bronx, NY– The Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc; a nonpartisan, 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization which serves as an Garifuna advocacy group in New York City have announced that BEING GARIFUNA blogger, Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a “Tio Teo”) is one of the recipients of the 2010 Garifuna Coalition Recognition Award.

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BEING GARIFUNA Blogger TEOFILO COLON JR (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) To Begin Monthly Guest Spot On “It’s A Go Radio”, A Hip-Hop Internet Radio Show On Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

August 31, 2010 2 comments

Hip Hop Internet Radio Show, It's A Go Radio

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I’ve been meaning to write about this bit of news but so much is going on right now.  In any event, I will now be a featured guest on the “It’s A Go Radio Show”, a Hip-Hop Internet Radio Show on a monthly basis (last Tuesday of each month).

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CARIBBEAN LIFE Newspaper Reports That BEING GARIFUNA Blog To Get A Garifuna Coalition Recognition Award In November 2010

August 19, 2010 Leave a comment

CARIBBEAN LIFE Newspaper

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Came across this while reading the August 18-24, 2010 Issue of

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BEING GARIFUNA Blogger Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) To Receive Prestigious Award On November 20th 2010 For Successful Outreach To Garifuna People Online

August 11, 2010 15 comments

Being Garifuna

Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) To Receive Prestigious Award Honoring The Success and Impact of The BEING GARIFUNA Blog

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What Garifuna-American BEING GARIFUNA Blogger Teofilo Colon Jr’s (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) First Ever On-Camera Interview Was Like

August 9, 2010 6 comments

Garifuna-American Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. "Tio Teo") at 2010 Miss Garifuna Pageant

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Photo of Tio Teo courtesy of Veteran Garifuna Photographer Marcos L. Mena

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Copyright 2010 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  All Rights Reserved.

Readers of this blog who are my Facebook friends know that I was the subject of an on-camera interview last week.  The interview went okay but could have been better.  I won’t know for sure just how interview went until the producers interview a few more Garifuna people, edit the footage and put out the interview in a couple of months.

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Garifuna-American Blogger TIO TEO (a.k.a. “Teofilo Colon Jr”) Reflects As BEING GARIFUNA Blog Passes Another Total Views Milestone

Being GARIFUNA Blog

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Moments ago, I noticed that the BEING GARIFUNA blog has accumalated over

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Garifuna-American Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. “Tio Teo”) Quoted In Article On Garifuna Culture for Brazilian Website

Garifuna-American Teofilo Colon Jr (a.k.a. "Tio Teo")

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A few months ago, a student journalist from a Brazilian News website inquired about interviewing me on Garifuna culture for the Brazilian News website that she writes for.

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Garifuna Entrepreneurs Meet In New York City On Saturday, June 5th 2010 To Explore Ways To Grow Their Businesses

June 9, 2010 9 comments


Copyright 2010 By Teofilo Colon Jr.   All Rights Reserved.

I am still recovering, people.  On Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 11AM, a group of Garifuna-American people came together in the Bronx to meet, break bread and talk about growing our individual businesses.

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